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Amazon
Digital Day discounts draw in consumers
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 27, 2018
Amazon’s third annual Digital Day officially launches on Friday — though some discounts have already been spotted on the website. The company is offering deep discounts on content — digital books movies and games — the sort of thing you can use on its Kindle, Fire TV and Echo devices. The race to get you to buy proprietary […]
Amazon tried out a new product this holiday season: real Christmas trees
by
Molly Wood
Dec 21, 2018
And it sold out of them.
The other side of an Amazon deal
Dec 19, 2018
While companies like Amazon get tax breaks and other perks to set up operations, local communities are pushing their own agendas as well.
Amazon's Alexa was a surprise hit, but what's its next play?
by
Molly Wood
Dec 18, 2018
As its popularity increases, so do questions about privacy and security.
When it comes to companies expanding, it's apples to oranges
Dec 13, 2018
Apple announced Thursday that it’s planning to build a new $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas, less than a mile from its existing campus. The company says it will also build new sites in three West Coast cities. The company says it’s on track to add 20,000 jobs in the next five years. We couldn’t […]
Free, fast shipping during the holidays can pressure small businesses
by
Justin Ho
Nov 29, 2018
How some stores have been dealing with buyer expectations.
Nashville may not have gotten HQ but Amazon is opening a logistics hub with 5,000 jobs in the city
by
Blake Farmer
Nov 29, 2018
Among all the buzz surrounding Amazon’s HQ2 announcement, the city of Nashville received a sort of consolation prize — a logistics hub with 5,000 high-paying jobs. Those watching Amazon’s ambitions in health care see potential for the hub to double as a lab for experimentation. Nashville is home to the largest hospital companies in the nation […]
For public good, not for profit.
Microsoft claws its way back to the top. How did it do that?
by
Andy Uhler
Nov 28, 2018
We don’t really talk about Microsoft in the same breath as Apple, Amazon or Facebook these days. Maybe we should. Over the last couple of days, Microsoft has been taking turns with Apple as the world’s most valuable public company. The last time Microsoft held that position was 2003. Microsoft once dominated the tech world […]
The consumer electronics industry is ready for the most shopping-ful time of the year
by
Molly Wood
Nov 19, 2018
CNET Reviews Editor-in-Chief Lindsey Turrentine talks tech trends.
Apple casts itself as a Hollywood mogul
by
Erika Beras
Nov 16, 2018
Deal with Oscar-winning film studio will produce streaming content to compete with Netflix, Amazon.